Harry Reid International Airport had its steepest passenger decline since January 2021, the Clark County Department of Aviation reported Wednesday.

Airport officials said the number of passengers served fell 8.2 percent to 4.9 million, but that was compared with October 2024, which had the second-highest passenger count in the airport’s history.

A major drop in passengers from Canada and the continued financial struggles of discount Spirit Airlines were mostly responsible for the month’s fall-off in passengers.

The two largest Canadian air carriers, discounter WestJet and flag-carrier Air Canada, had passenger declines from October 2024 of 33.2 percent and 26.3 percent, respectively.

Florida-based Spirit, which is under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, saw its passenger counts drop by

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